Tensile properties of extruded corn protein low-density polyethylene films

Thomas J. Herald; Ersel Obuz; Wesley W. Twombly; Kent D. Rausch

doi:10.1094/CCHEM.2002.79.2.261

Tensile properties of extruded corn protein low-density polyethylene films

Thomas J. Herald, Ersel Obuz, Wesley W. Twombly, Kent D. Rausch

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

The strength of films extruded from powder blends of corn zein or corn gluten meal (CGM) with low-density polyethylene was investigated. Tensile strength, percent elongation at break, and elastic modulus of the extruded films were measured. The tensile strength decreased from 13 MPa to ≈10.5 MPa with zein addition, while CGM addition resulted in tensile strength of ≈6 MPa. The higher the level of biological material (CGM or zein) in the films the lower the tensile properties. Films containing CGM exhibited significantly lower tensile properties than those containing zein. Extrusion processing of biological films is a step toward commercial viability.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	261-264
Number of pages	4
Journal	Cereal Chemistry
Volume	79
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1094/CCHEM.2002.79.2.261
State	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Food Science
Organic Chemistry

Online availability

10.1094/CCHEM.2002.79.2.261

Library availability

Discover UIUC Full Text

Cite this

@article{f6aaa4e1e738425bbc875b721331ade3,

title = "Tensile properties of extruded corn protein low-density polyethylene films",

abstract = "The strength of films extruded from powder blends of corn zein or corn gluten meal (CGM) with low-density polyethylene was investigated. Tensile strength, percent elongation at break, and elastic modulus of the extruded films were measured. The tensile strength decreased from 13 MPa to ≈10.5 MPa with zein addition, while CGM addition resulted in tensile strength of ≈6 MPa. The higher the level of biological material (CGM or zein) in the films the lower the tensile properties. Films containing CGM exhibited significantly lower tensile properties than those containing zein. Extrusion processing of biological films is a step toward commercial viability.",

author = "Herald, {Thomas J.} and Ersel Obuz and Twombly, {Wesley W.} and Rausch, {Kent D.}",

year = "2002",

doi = "10.1094/CCHEM.2002.79.2.261",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "79",

pages = "261--264",

journal = "Cereal Chemistry",

issn = "0009-0352",

publisher = "John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Tensile properties of extruded corn protein low-density polyethylene films

AU - Herald, Thomas J.

AU - Obuz, Ersel

AU - Twombly, Wesley W.

AU - Rausch, Kent D.

PY - 2002

Y1 - 2002

N2 - The strength of films extruded from powder blends of corn zein or corn gluten meal (CGM) with low-density polyethylene was investigated. Tensile strength, percent elongation at break, and elastic modulus of the extruded films were measured. The tensile strength decreased from 13 MPa to ≈10.5 MPa with zein addition, while CGM addition resulted in tensile strength of ≈6 MPa. The higher the level of biological material (CGM or zein) in the films the lower the tensile properties. Films containing CGM exhibited significantly lower tensile properties than those containing zein. Extrusion processing of biological films is a step toward commercial viability.

AB - The strength of films extruded from powder blends of corn zein or corn gluten meal (CGM) with low-density polyethylene was investigated. Tensile strength, percent elongation at break, and elastic modulus of the extruded films were measured. The tensile strength decreased from 13 MPa to ≈10.5 MPa with zein addition, while CGM addition resulted in tensile strength of ≈6 MPa. The higher the level of biological material (CGM or zein) in the films the lower the tensile properties. Films containing CGM exhibited significantly lower tensile properties than those containing zein. Extrusion processing of biological films is a step toward commercial viability.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036121723&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0036121723&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1094/CCHEM.2002.79.2.261

DO - 10.1094/CCHEM.2002.79.2.261

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0036121723

SN - 0009-0352

VL - 79

SP - 261

EP - 264

JO - Cereal Chemistry

JF - Cereal Chemistry

IS - 2

ER -

Tensile properties of extruded corn protein low-density polyethylene films

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Online availability

Library availability

Related links

Fingerprint

Cite this